The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 30, 2071
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 AM
7:09 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 385,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1833
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.8° / 160.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 53m / 0.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.32° / 0.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.34° / -0.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.49° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.