The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 29, 2087
Waning Crescent
28.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 AM
2:47 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.0%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 380,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2031
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 | 296.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.7° / 221.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 27m / -14.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.55° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.39° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.93° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.