The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 24, 2140
Waxing Crescent
39.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:11 AM
1:58 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.7%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 373,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2687
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 | 78.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.0° / 62.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 26m / 25.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.42° / 2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.10° / -2.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.19° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.6° |
| 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.