The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 29, 1938
Waning Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:53 AM
4:58 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 386,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 188
Events on this date
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Saturn 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 | 334.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.5° / 203.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 48m / -2.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.49° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.87° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.52° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.