The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 30, 2090
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:06 AM
7:39 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2068
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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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.
Exact values
For Mar 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.2° / 150.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 19m / 1.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.02° / -0.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.79° / 1.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.31° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 55.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.