The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 1, 2029
Waning Gibbous
98.3% 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
8:02 PM
7:12 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 358,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1313
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,600 km.
Exact values
For Mar 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 194.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.0° / 326.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 36m / -2.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.46° / -4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.69° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.65° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 134.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.