The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 24, 2080
Waxing Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 AM
11:40 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 377,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1945
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.5° / 93.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 42m / 18.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.86° / 2.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.23° / -2.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.34° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.