The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 29, 1936
First Quarter
48.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:06 AM
1:37 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.2%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 384,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 164
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.0° / 66.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 29m / 23.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.65° / 0.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.22° / 0.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.52° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.