The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 31, 2103
Last Quarter
46.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:07 AM
12:36 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.9%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 373,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2229
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.9° / 233.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 01m / -23.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.00° / -0.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.00° / 1.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.85° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.