The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 29, 2137
First Quarter
50.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:57 AM
3:13 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.0%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2650
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.0° / 52.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 41m / 28.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.97° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.94° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.30° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.