The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 31, 2128
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:52 AM
8:52 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2539
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.3° / 130.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 20m / 5.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.37° / -2.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.30° / 4.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.05° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.