The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 31, 2078
Waning Gibbous
91.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:13 PM
8:48 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.1%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1920
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 214.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.6° / 278.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 55m / -16.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.09° / 0.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.13° / 0.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -37.35° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.