The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 29, 2149
Waning Gibbous
75.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:08 AM
10:26 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.6%
- Age
- 19.7 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2798
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter 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 | 239.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.9° / 260.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 29m / -17.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.43° / 3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.87° / -4.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -63.48° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.