The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 31, 1952
Waxing Crescent
34.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:32 AM
12:42 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.4%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 362
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 71.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.5° / 72.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 27m / 28.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.59° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.93° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.38° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.