The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 31, 2057
Waning Crescent
12.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 AM
4:30 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1660
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.1° / 194.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 17m / -14.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.67° / -4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.33° / 5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.30° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.