The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 30, 2129
Waxing Gibbous
76.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 PM
4:38 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.3%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2551
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Mar 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 121.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.2° / 34.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 55m / 15.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.64° / -1.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.13° / 2.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 57.49° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.8° |
| 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.