The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 29, 1987
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 AM
7:18 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 795
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Mar 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.2° / 161.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 39m / 4.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.70° / -0.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.71° / 0.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.44° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.