The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 12, 1937
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:19 AM
6:49 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 175
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 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.6° / 168.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 16m / 0.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.29° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.43° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.16° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 137.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.