The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 19, 1977
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:22 AM
6:54 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 670
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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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.1° / 166.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 50m / 1.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.23° / 2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.21° / -2.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.95° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 129.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.