The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 24, 2137
Waxing Crescent
8.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:36 AM
11:15 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.9%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 394,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2650
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Mar 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 34.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.8° / 97.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 20m / 18.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.65° / 3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.25° / -4.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.30° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.