The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 31, 2006
Waxing Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:20 AM
10:05 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1030
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 | 31.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.6° / 112.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 34m / 18.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.02° / 3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.81° / -3.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.30° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.