The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 24, 2166
Last Quarter
52.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:15 AM
12:22 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.4%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 387,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3008
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.2° / 241.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 06m / -18.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.47° / 4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.29° / -5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.91° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.