The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, March 30, 1925

Waxing Crescent

34.9% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
NE
Highest
69°
Moonset
NW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
34.9%
Age
6.1 days
Distance
402,300 km
Apparent size
29.7′
Constellation
Taurus
Lunation number
28

Events on this date

  1. Mercury at greatest elongation

    19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

Exact values

For Mar 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun72.22°
Phase angle107.59°
Illuminated fraction34.89%
Altitude / azimuth17.7° / 80.0°
Right ascension / declination5h 25m / 19.27°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude81.71° / -3.93°
Libration in longitude / latitude2.87° / 5.66°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude109.74° / -1.33°
Position angle of the axis357.8°
Position angle of the bright limb268.2°
Apparent magnitude-9.3

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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