The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 30, 2052
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:09 AM
8:06 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 362,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1598
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. From Columbus, 72% of the Sun is covered at 3:25 PM.
Exact values
For Mar 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.1° / 144.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 33m / 4.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.25° / 0.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.26° / 0.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.11° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.