The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 31, 2173
Waning Gibbous
94.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:45 PM
8:13 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.5%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3095
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 | 207.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.0° / 284.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 22m / -16.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.56° / -2.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.33° / 3.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.03° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.