The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 31, 2187
Last Quarter
51.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:40 AM
12:14 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.4%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3268
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.9° / 237.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 41m / -22.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.51° / 0.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.48° / 0.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.24° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.