The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 31, 2117
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:47 AM
6:36 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2402
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.2° / 167.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 40m / -4.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.72° / -2.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.24° / 3.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.45° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.