The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 31, 2164
Waxing Gibbous
59.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:31 PM
3:07 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.2%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2984
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Mar 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 100.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.9° / 53.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 32m / 16.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.99° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.08° / 7.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.75° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.