The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 24, 2111
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:06 PM
7:18 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 390,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2328
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 170.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.3° / 337.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 41m / 5.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.51° / 3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.99° / -3.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.89° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 307.4° |
| 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.