The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 24, 2185
Last Quarter
46.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:48 AM
12:49 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.6%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3243
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.3° / 236.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 36m / -19.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.56° / 3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.37° / -4.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.71° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.