The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:47 PM
6:30 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1277
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 | 163.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.7° / 347.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 37m / 1.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.20° / -1.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.81° / 2.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.41° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.