The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 31, 2168
Last Quarter
50.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:44 AM
12:24 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.1%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3033
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.3° / 236.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 50m / -22.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.58° / 0.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.42° / -0.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.64° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.