The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 29, 2198
Last Quarter
52.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:24 AM
12:13 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.9%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3404
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.6° / 239.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 26m / -20.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.13° / 2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.59° / -2.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.30° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.6° |
| 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.