The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 30, 2044
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 AM
9:48 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1500
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.5° / 117.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 36m / 13.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.24° / 3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.68° / -3.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.43° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.