The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 31, 2071
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:18 AM
8:12 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1834
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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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.
Exact values
For Mar 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 179.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.2° / 141.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 43m / 4.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.53° / -0.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.18° / 1.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.29° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 309.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -3.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.