The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 22, 2031
New Moon
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:54 AM
7:36 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1338
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 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.8° / 153.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 37m / 2.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.62° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.65° / -5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.13° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.