The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 31, 1943
Waning Crescent
22.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:47 AM
3:18 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.0%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 250
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,300 km.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 304.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.4° / 211.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 06m / -15.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.28° / 0.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.14° / -0.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.68° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.