The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 11, 2043
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:05 AM
8:10 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1487
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.0° 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 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.3° / 140.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 43m / -3.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.85° / -1.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.21° / 2.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.77° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.8° |
| 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.