The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 31, 1911
Waxing Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:03 AM
8:31 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -145
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.4° / 138.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 37m / 8.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.64° / -1.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.86° / 2.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.17° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.