The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 16, 1931
Waning Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:51 AM
4:13 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 101
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.4° / 196.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 02m / -16.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.83° / -3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.89° / 5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.38° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.