The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 29, 2074
Waxing Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 AM
9:56 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1871
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.1° / 114.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 07m / 7.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.21° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.78° / 7.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.54° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.2° |
| 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.