The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 24, 2101
Waning Crescent
25.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:56 AM
2:37 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.6%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2204
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 | 299.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.4° / 212.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 24m / -21.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.26° / -2.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.46° / 3.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.32° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.