The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 24, 2106
Waning Gibbous
77.3% 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
12:02 AM
10:08 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.3%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2266
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 | 237.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.0° / 261.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 55m / -19.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.71° / 1.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.73° / -0.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -54.61° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.