The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 30, 2104
Waxing Crescent
21.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:44 AM
12:02 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.6%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2242
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 55.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.7° / 78.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 12m / 23.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.39° / 1.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.38° / -1.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.28° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.