The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 29, 2006
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:25 AM
7:31 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 361,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1030
Events on this date
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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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.
Exact values
For Mar 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.4° / 158.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 46m / 5.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.78° / 0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.60° / -0.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.74° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.