The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 29, 2039
Waxing Crescent
21.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:02 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.2%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1438
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.
Exact values
For Mar 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 54.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.3° / 82.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 07m / 19.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.50° / -1.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.52° / 3.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.03° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.