The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 20, 2053
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:48 AM
8:22 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1611
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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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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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.3° / 137.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 20m / 1.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.09° / -0.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.03° / 1.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.32° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.0° |
| 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.