The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 31, 2171
Waning Crescent
20.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:27 AM
3:18 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.3%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 393,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3070
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 306.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.7° / 205.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 27m / -20.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.63° / -5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.61° / 7.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.53° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.