The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 24, 2196
Waning Crescent
22.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:53 AM
3:12 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.2%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3379
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 | 303.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.5° / 211.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 43m / -16.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.79° / 1.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.13° / -1.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.16° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.