The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 29, 2082
New Moon
0.1% 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
7:13 AM
8:29 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1970
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.9° / 137.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 41m / 7.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.52° / 3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.61° / -3.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.23° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 208.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.