The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 30, 2060
Waning Crescent
3.1% 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
6:48 AM
6:23 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1697
Events on this date
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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 | 340.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.6° / 170.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 32m / -7.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.80° / -3.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.30° / 5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.22° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 54.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.