The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 24, 2107
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:17 AM
8:04 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.7 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2278
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.1° / 143.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 09m / 3.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.35° / 2.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.34° / -2.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.62° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 156.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.