The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 31, 2063
Waxing Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 AM
9:59 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 391,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1735
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.3° / 113.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 46m / 15.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.93° / 3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.19° / -4.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.60° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.