The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 24, 2170
Waxing Crescent
39.8% 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
11:20 AM
1:50 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.8%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3058
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 | 78.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.8° / 63.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 26m / 24.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.23° / 0.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.97° / -0.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.12° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.