The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 30, 1963
Waxing Crescent
34.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:10 AM
12:04 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.7%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 372,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 498
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 71.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.4° / 79.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 23m / 20.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.25° / -2.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.27° / 4.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.35° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.