The Moon on this date

Moon on Tuesday, March 30, 2038

Waning Crescent

21.8% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
30°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
21.8%
Age
24.7 days
Distance
396,100 km
Apparent size
30.2′
Constellation
Capricornus
Lunation number
1425

Events on this date

  1. Jupiter and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Mar 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun304.44°
Phase angle124.28°
Illuminated fraction21.84%
Altitude / azimuth25.1° / 209.0°
Right ascension / declination21h 11m / -18.79°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude314.49° / -2.41°
Libration in longitude / latitude5.42° / 3.82°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-118.28° / -1.54°
Position angle of the axis341.6°
Position angle of the bright limb70.9°
Apparent magnitude-8.5

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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