The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 29, 2079
Waning Crescent
14.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:55 AM
4:10 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.0%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1932
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 316.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.1° / 196.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 58m / -17.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.43° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.78° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.58° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.