The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 24, 2113
First Quarter
53.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:34 PM
3:01 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.5%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 385,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2353
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.5° / 53.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 34m / 23.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.79° / 0.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.03° / 0.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.36° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.