The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 8, 2027
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:50 AM
7:06 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 393,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1289
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 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.9° / 160.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 25m / -0.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.52° / 2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.01° / -2.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.50° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 216.4° |
| 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.