The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 29, 1966
First Quarter
48.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:53 AM
1:47 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.4%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 376,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 535
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 | 88.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.7° / 64.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 29m / 26.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.58° / 3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.67° / -3.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.46° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.