The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 29, 2172
Waxing Crescent
23.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:49 AM
12:21 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.5%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3083
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 57.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.7° / 76.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 20m / 24.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.37° / 3.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.22° / -3.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.79° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.