The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 20, 2015
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
7:39 AM
8:22 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1141
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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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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March equinox
Day and night are nearly equal. Spring begins in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern.
Exact values
For Mar 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.5° / 138.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 12m / 1.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.49° / 0.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.79° / -0.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.92° / 0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.