The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 7, 1989
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:48 AM
6:43 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 818
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
-
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 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.0° / 166.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 08m / -4.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.33° / 1.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.81° / -0.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.13° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.