The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 31, 2077
First Quarter
53.9% 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
12:31 PM
3:19 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.9%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 394,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1908
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Mars, Mercury, and Venus gathered
All within 5.0° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.9° / 51.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 10m / 25.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.87° / 3.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.09° / -3.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.04° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.