The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 24, 2128
Waning Crescent
39.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:15 AM
1:30 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.8%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2538
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 | 281.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.5° / 231.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 08m / -17.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.27° / 4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.73° / -5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.48° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.