The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 30, 1911
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:37 AM
7:17 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- -145
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Mar 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.9° / 160.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 45m / 2.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.29° / -2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.20° / 3.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.39° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.