The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 29, 1924
Waning Crescent
30.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:04 AM
1:23 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.1%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 15
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 293.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.6° / 233.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 16m / -17.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.37° / 2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.66° / -2.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.16° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.