The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 29, 1995
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:22 AM
5:45 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 388,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 893
Events on this date
-
Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.1° / 191.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 26m / 0.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.27° / 3.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.68° / -4.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.75° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.