The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 29, 1952
Waxing Crescent
17.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:04 AM
11:40 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.1%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 362
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 | 48.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.2° / 91.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 36m / 24.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.55° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.00° / -6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.79° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.