The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 31, 2144
Waning Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:46 AM
5:45 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2736
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.1° / 186.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 49m / -3.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.39° / 4.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.14° / -4.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.58° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.