The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 31, 2126
First Quarter
46.4% 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
12:21 PM
2:07 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.4%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 384,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2514
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 | 85.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.7° / 62.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 27m / 18.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.43° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.12° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.37° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.3° |
| 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.