The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 31, 1971
Waxing Crescent
30.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 AM
12:10 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.2%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 597
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 | 66.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.5° / 76.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 01m / 27.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.83° / 4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.16° / -5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.79° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.