The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 31, 2163
Waning Crescent
9.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:30 AM
5:12 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.4%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 386,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2971
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 | 324.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.7° / 194.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 23m / -5.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.35° / 4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.01° / -4.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.18° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.