The Moon on this date

Moon on Friday, March 29, 2058

Waxing Crescent

28.1% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
NE
Highest
72°
Moonset
NW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
28.1%
Age
5.3 days
Distance
397,400 km
Apparent size
30.1′
Constellation
Taurus
Lunation number
1673

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Mar 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun63.85°
Phase angle116.01°
Illuminated fraction28.08%
Altitude / azimuth15.0° / 74.3°
Right ascension / declination4h 47m / 21.98°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude73.07° / -0.39°
Libration in longitude / latitude4.89° / 1.12°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude120.23° / -1.45°
Position angle of the axis354.7°
Position angle of the bright limb263.6°
Apparent magnitude-8.9

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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