The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 30, 2172
Waxing Crescent
31.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:26 AM
1:23 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.9%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3083
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.
Exact values
For Mar 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 68.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.4° / 67.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 12m / 26.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.20° / 3.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.09° / -4.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.59° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.