The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 29, 2101
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 AM
8:09 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2204
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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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 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.2° / 143.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 24m / 6.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.08° / 3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.89° / -3.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.37° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 142.6° |
| 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.