The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 31, 2101
Waxing Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:49 AM
10:15 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2205
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 | 21.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.6° / 109.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 55m / 16.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.71° / 4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.44° / -5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.19° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.