The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 29, 2175
First Quarter
53.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:24 PM
3:27 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.9%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 385,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3120
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.7° / 50.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 00m / 26.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.27° / 4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.20° / -4.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.89° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.