The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 31, 2177
Waxing Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:37 AM
10:02 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3145
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 | 18.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.6° / 113.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 44m / 16.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.90° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.96° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.16° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 236.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.