The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 31, 2182
Waning Crescent
9.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:31 AM
5:14 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.2%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3206
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 324.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.6° / 193.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 26m / -5.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.09° / 3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.52° / -4.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.01° / 0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.