The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 20, 2034
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:41 AM
8:19 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 361,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1376
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 | 3.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.1° / 139.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 13m / 1.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.44° / -0.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.47° / 0.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.13° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.