The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 24, 2120
Waning Crescent
27.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:45 AM
2:28 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.2%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2439
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 | 297.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.5° / 214.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 17m / -21.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.55° / -1.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.50° / 2.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.14° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.