The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 31, 2166
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 AM
8:10 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 357,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3009
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,900 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Mar 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.3° / 142.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 47m / 1.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.32° / -3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.08° / 5.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.64° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 332.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.