The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 12, 1929
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 AM
8:12 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 377,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 77
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.3° / 140.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 37m / 0.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.62° / -3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.34° / 5.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.48° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.4° |
| 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.