The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 19, 1996
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
6:35 AM
7:16 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 906
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 7.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 3.8° of each other in the sky.
-
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 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.1° / 160.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 08m / 2.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.77° / 1.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.56° / -1.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.77° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 234.8° |
| 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.