The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 16, 2037
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:50 AM
7:29 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1412
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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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 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.4° / 149.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 40m / -6.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.95° / -3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.75° / 5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.20° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 14.9° |
| 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.