The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 31, 2157
Waning Gibbous
73.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:57 AM
9:54 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.1%
- Age
- 20.4 days
- Distance
- 393,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2897
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 | 242.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.8° / 251.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 47m / -27.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.74° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.41° / 6.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -69.23° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.