The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 29, 2076
Waning Crescent
31.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:23 AM
2:01 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.7%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1895
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Mar 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 291.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.2° / 219.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 18m / -22.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.53° / -2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.89° / 4.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.69° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.