The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 31, 2066
Waxing Crescent
29.1% 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
10:19 AM
1:02 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.1%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1772
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
Exact values
For Mar 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 65.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.0° / 71.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 00m / 25.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.37° / 2.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.41° / -2.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.47° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.