The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 31, 2091
Waxing Gibbous
84.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:08 PM
5:06 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.0%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2081
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 132.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.0° / 24.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 43m / 12.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.91° / -1.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.85° / 2.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 40.77° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.