The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 12, 2051
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 AM
7:56 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1585
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 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.7° / 145.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 23m / -0.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.51° / 3.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.21° / -3.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.22° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 146.7° |
| 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.