The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 31, 1987
Waxing Crescent
5.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:13 AM
9:35 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.4%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 387,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 795
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 | 26.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.8° / 119.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 16m / 16.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.18° / 2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.11° / -2.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.12° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.