The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 7, 1932
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:09 AM
7:03 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 114
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.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.4° / 159.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 28m / -3.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.20° / -0.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.59° / 1.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.35° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.5° |
| 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.