The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 24, 2159
Waxing Crescent
27.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:07 AM
12:38 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.2%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2922
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,000 km.
Exact values
For Mar 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.1° / 73.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 16m / 24.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.54° / 3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.15° / -3.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.57° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.