The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 31, 2058
First Quarter
46.6% 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
11:54 AM
2:37 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.6%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1673
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.5° / 57.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 31m / 24.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.09° / 1.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.53° / -1.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.84° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.