The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 30, 2171
Waning Crescent
29.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:50 AM
2:12 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.0%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 389,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3070
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
28° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Mar 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 295.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.9° / 214.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 34m / -23.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.93° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.96° / 7.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.32° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.