The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 24, 2141
Waning Gibbous
95.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:22 PM
8:05 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.3%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 397,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2699
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 204.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.5° / 288.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 40m / -15.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 208.77° / -4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.06° / 6.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.24° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 122.4° |
| 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.