The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 31, 1990
Waxing Crescent
31.1% 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
9:16 AM
12:13 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.1%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 832
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 | 67.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.4° / 76.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 08m / 27.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.32° / 4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.49° / -4.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.98° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.7° |
| 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.