The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 30, 2166
Waning Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:53 AM
6:55 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3008
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 346.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.4° / 162.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 49m / -3.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.07° / -2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.33° / 3.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.14° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 55.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.