The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 31, 2041
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:19 AM
7:40 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 364,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1462
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Mar 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.6° / 150.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 27m / -0.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.90° / -3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.02° / 5.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.63° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 30.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.