The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 24, 2151
Waxing Crescent
39.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:23 AM
1:44 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.7%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2823
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 | 101.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.3° / 64.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 24m / 23.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.75° / 0.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.20° / 0.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.94° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.8° |
| 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.