The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 24, 2077
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:59 AM
8:24 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 358,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1908
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.3° / 137.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 41m / -0.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.16° / -4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.17° / 6.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.48° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.