The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 29, 2102
Waxing Gibbous
76.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:04 PM
4:49 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.6%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2217
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 | 122.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.3° / 32.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 52m / 17.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.62° / -0.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.43° / 0.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 54.87° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.