The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 31, 2180
Waxing Crescent
24.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:13 AM
12:20 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.5%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3182
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 59.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.8° / 78.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 38m / 20.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.88° / -1.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.04° / 2.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.03° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.