The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 29, 2025
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:21 AM
8:31 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 358,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1265
Events on this date
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. 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.
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.0° / 138.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 43m / 6.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.17° / 1.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.50° / -1.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.45° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 234.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.