The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 31, 2030
Waning Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:51 AM
6:03 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 393,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1326
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.2° / 182.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 58m / -1.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.16° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.70° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.14° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.5° |
| 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.