The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 24, 2172
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 AM
8:09 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 391,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3083
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Mar 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.8° / 141.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 27m / 0.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.35° / -2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.69° / 3.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.16° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 306.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.