The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 30, 2031
First Quarter
46.8% 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
12:14 PM
2:20 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.8%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1339
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.6° / 60.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 25m / 20.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.91° / -3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.08° / 4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.21° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.