The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 30, 2050
First Quarter
54.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:03 PM
2:53 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.9%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1574
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Mar 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.4° / 55.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 06m / 18.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.61° / -4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.59° / 6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.40° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.