The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 24, 2142
Waning Crescent
8.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:44 AM
5:20 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.1%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2711
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 | 327.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.4° / 190.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 06m / -6.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.16° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.04° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.84° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.