The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 17, 2018
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:59 AM
7:57 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1178
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 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.5° / 143.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 00m / -3.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.40° / -3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.23° / 5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.40° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 317.9° |
| 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.