The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 24, 2143
First Quarter
53.5% 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
12:50 PM
2:47 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.5%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2724
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.2° / 56.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 32m / 19.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.58° / -3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.06° / 5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.31° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.