The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 23, 2029
First Quarter
53.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 PM
3:06 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.8%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1314
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
-
Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.7° / 53.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 33m / 23.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.48° / 0.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.28° / 0.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.74° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.