The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 31, 1982
Waxing Crescent
44.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:53 AM
1:05 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.4%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 733
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Mar 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.5° / 70.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 17m / 22.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.03° / -1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.70° / 2.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.34° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.2° |
| 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.