The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 30, 2159
Waxing Gibbous
88.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:51 PM
5:23 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.6%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 378,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2922
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Mar 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 140.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.7° / 18.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 04m / 8.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.28° / -3.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.45° / 5.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 43.50° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.