The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 29, 2174
Waning Crescent
15.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:40 AM
4:05 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 363,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3107
Events on this date
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 2.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.6° / 199.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 47m / -16.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.51° / -2.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.37° / 4.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.25° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.