The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 29, 1900
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:15 AM
5:50 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -282
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,300 km.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 7.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.3° / 192.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 24m / 1.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.25° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.81° / -5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.13° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.