The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 31, 1963
First Quarter
45.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:01 AM
1:09 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.5%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 378,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 498
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.1° / 70.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 21m / 21.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.96° / -1.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.83° / 2.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.15° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.