The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 31, 2106
Waning Crescent
15.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:59 AM
4:22 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2266
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 | 314.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.6° / 205.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 43m / -8.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.19° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.90° / -6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.94° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.