The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 30, 2106
Waning Crescent
23.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:27 AM
3:21 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.0%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2266
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 303.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.7° / 215.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 54m / -12.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.60° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.43° / -6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.73° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.1° |
| 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.