The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 29, 2099
First Quarter
49.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:53 AM
3:07 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.4%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2180
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.6° / 52.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 38m / 28.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.43° / 5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.27° / -6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.73° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.