The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 31, 2047
Waxing Crescent
22.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:40 AM
12:20 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.5%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1537
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 | 56.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 76.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 20m / 24.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.32° / 3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.47° / -4.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.28° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.