The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 24, 2087
Waning Gibbous
75.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:14 AM
10:12 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.9%
- Age
- 19.7 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2031
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 | 238.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.2° / 259.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 05m / -20.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.13° / 0.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.83° / -0.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -63.00° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.