The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 24, 2156
Waxing Crescent
12.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:49 AM
11:54 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2885
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.8° / 90.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 45m / 20.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.23° / 4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.72° / -5.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.48° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.