The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 31, 1927
Waning Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:48 AM
5:11 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 358,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 52
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 4.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.8° / 190.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 27m / -8.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.86° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.12° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.49° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 52.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.