The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 29, 2196
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:52 AM
8:09 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3379
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Mar 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.3° / 144.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 23m / 7.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.42° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.57° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.79° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 139.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.