The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 24, 2184
Waxing Gibbous
94.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:44 PM
6:17 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.6%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3231
Events on this date
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Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 153.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.2° / 0.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 38m / 8.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.91° / -0.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.24° / 1.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.70° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.