The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 31, 2107
First Quarter
46.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:20 PM
2:06 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.3%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2279
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.5° / 62.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 25m / 18.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.00° / -4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.36° / 6.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.18° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.