The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 29, 2180
Waxing Crescent
10.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:52 AM
11:26 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.4%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3182
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 37.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.6° / 95.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 58m / 17.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.27° / 0.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.40° / -0.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.45° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.