The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 29, 2105
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:22 PM
6:32 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2254
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 | 169.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.3° / 338.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 48m / -3.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 178.72° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.95° / 6.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.93° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.