The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 31, 2153
Waxing Crescent
34.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:40 AM
1:36 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.4%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2848
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 | 71.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.0° / 65.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 28m / 26.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.78° / 3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.47° / -4.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.19° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.