The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 24, 2100
Waxing Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 PM
6:41 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 361,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2192
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 160.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.8° / 350.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 04m / 6.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.72° / 0.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.00° / 0.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.14° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.