The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 29, 1971
Waxing Crescent
12.2% 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
7:39 AM
10:58 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.2%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 597
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 | 40.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.5° / 99.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 00m / 22.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.86° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.24° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.21° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.