The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 16, 2029
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 AM
9:26 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1314
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
Exact values
For Mar 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.9° / 121.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 38m / 9.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.55° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.41° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.13° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 232.3° |
| 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.