The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 29, 2066
Waxing Crescent
13.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:54 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.7%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1772
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.4° / 87.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 16m / 22.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.50° / 3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.78° / -4.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.89° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.