The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 31, 1948
Waning Gibbous
57.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:27 AM
10:22 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.2%
- Age
- 20.8 days
- Distance
- 397,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 312
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 261.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.9° / 247.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 12m / -27.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.78° / -3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.30° / 5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -76.62° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.