The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 24, 2177
Waning Crescent
29.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:29 AM
2:20 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.2%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3144
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 | 294.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.2° / 218.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 05m / -20.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.16° / 0.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.32° / 0.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.36° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.0° |
| 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.