The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 16, 2056
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 AM
8:08 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1648
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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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.3° / 139.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 11m / -3.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.02° / -4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.24° / 6.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.99° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.