The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 31, 2140
Waxing Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:35 PM
6:09 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2687
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 160.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.8° / 353.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 23m / -0.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.70° / -4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.49° / 6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.97° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.