The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 30, 2033
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 AM
8:09 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1363
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,400 km.
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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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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. From Columbus, 4% of the Sun is covered at 2:29 PM.
Exact values
For Mar 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.6° / 144.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 32m / 4.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.17° / 1.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.86° / -0.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.09° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.