The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 31, 2072
Waxing Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:24 PM
5:47 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 362,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1846
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,300 km.
Exact values
For Mar 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 147.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.6° / 9.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 41m / 7.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.92° / -0.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.01° / 1.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.40° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.