The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 29, 2044
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:18 AM
8:34 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 373,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1500
Events on this date
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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.
Exact values
For Mar 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.8° / 136.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 45m / 7.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.15° / 2.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.74° / -2.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.65° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 225.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.