The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 29, 2069
First Quarter
49.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:33 PM
2:25 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.4%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 381,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1809
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.7° / 59.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 37m / 18.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.75° / -4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.75° / 6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.80° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.