The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 29, 1985
First Quarter
50.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:02 AM
2:04 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.5%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 389,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 770
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 | 90.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.2° / 62.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 42m / 27.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.35° / 4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.12° / -4.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.66° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.5° |
| 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.