The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 31, 1905
Waning Crescent
15.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:13 AM
3:06 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.6%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -220
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 313.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.0° / 219.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 43m / -12.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.99° / 1.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.24° / -1.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.76° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.