The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 31, 2044
Waxing Crescent
6.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:12 AM
11:05 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1500
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 | 29.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.0° / 100.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 31m / 19.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.54° / 4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.40° / -4.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.21° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.