The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 9, 2054
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:01 AM
7:51 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1623
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
-
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 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.9° / 143.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 28m / -4.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.81° / -1.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.82° / 2.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.67° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.