The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 31, 1935
Waning Crescent
11.2% 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
4:28 AM
3:49 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 362,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 151
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.2° / 214.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 09m / -8.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.08° / 2.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.54° / -2.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.83° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.