The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 7, 2046
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:41 AM
6:42 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.7 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1523
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
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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 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.0° / 166.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 07m / -2.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.72° / 2.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.85° / -3.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.90° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 140.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.