The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 30, 2041
Waning Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:52 AM
6:25 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 362,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1462
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.3° / 169.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 34m / -7.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.10° / -4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.21° / 6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.41° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 52.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.