The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 30, 2170
Waxing Gibbous
95.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:06 PM
6:44 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.9%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 358,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3058
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 3.7° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 157.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.5° / 353.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 20m / 9.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.10° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.57° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.10° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 303.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.