The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 29, 1917
Waxing Crescent
43.0% 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
10:33 AM
1:16 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.0%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -71
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 81.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.5° / 69.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 01m / 24.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.27° / 1.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.04° / -1.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.31° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.