The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 31, 2172
Waxing Crescent
41.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:11 AM
2:21 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.0%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3083
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 | 79.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.7° / 59.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 05m / 27.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.05° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.37° / -5.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.39° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.