The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 30, 2036
Waxing Crescent
8.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 AM
10:59 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.8%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 380,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1401
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 34.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.8° / 102.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 55m / 11.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.69° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.58° / 7.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.74° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.