The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 31, 2046
Waning Crescent
27.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:33 AM
2:36 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.7%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1524
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 | 296.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 217.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 41m / -18.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.73° / -0.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.11° / 1.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.83° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.