The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 31, 2060
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:15 AM
7:41 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 357,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1697
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.3° / 150.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 26m / -0.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.98° / -2.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.10° / 4.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.44° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 35.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.