The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 24, 2099
Waxing Crescent
6.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 AM
10:47 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2180
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 | 29.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.2° / 103.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 05m / 15.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.33° / 2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.89° / -2.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.72° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.