The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 31, 2142
Waxing Crescent
19.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:39 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.6%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2712
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 | 52.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.9° / 81.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 05m / 21.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.34° / 0.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.12° / -0.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.66° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.