The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 31, 2079
Waning Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:48 AM
6:31 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1932
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.8° / 168.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 38m / -5.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.66° / -3.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.60° / 4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.01° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 55.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.