The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 29, 2125
Waning Crescent
24.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:21 AM
3:11 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.4%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2501
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
28° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.
Exact values
For Mar 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 301.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.3° / 217.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 44m / -12.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.10° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.06° / -6.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.35° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.6° |
| 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.