The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 31, 2134
Waxing Crescent
31.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:31 AM
1:14 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.8%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 380,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2613
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 68.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.7° / 68.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 13m / 25.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.32° / 2.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.70° / -2.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.01° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.