The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 30, 2009
Waxing Crescent
18.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:16 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.9%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1067
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 51.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.4° / 79.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 53m / 24.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.41° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.00° / -5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.89° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.