The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 24, 2138
Waxing Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:06 PM
6:30 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2662
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 | 157.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.6° / 355.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 49m / 6.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.14° / -0.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.83° / 1.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.68° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.