The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 29, 1972
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:06 PM
5:53 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 609
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Mar 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.1° / 349.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 21m / -7.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 187.68° / -4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.13° / 6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.48° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 217.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.