The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 24, 2178
Waxing Crescent
26.0% 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
10:04 AM
12:31 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.0%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 382,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3157
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.9° / 75.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 12m / 23.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.36° / 2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.26° / -2.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.76° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.