The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 30, 2072
Waxing Gibbous
84.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:13 PM
5:05 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.4%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 363,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1846
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 133.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.8° / 24.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 43m / 11.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.21° / -2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.35° / 3.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 44.56° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.