The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 24, 2102
Waxing Crescent
31.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:19 AM
1:12 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.0%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2217
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 | 67.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.7° / 69.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 36m / 26.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.12° / 4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.13° / -5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.79° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.