The Moon on this date

Moon on Friday, March 10, 2062

New Moon

0.3% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
42°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
0.3%
Age
29.2 days
Distance
388,600 km
Apparent size
30.7′
Constellation
Aquarius
Lunation number
1721

Events on this date

  1. New Moon

    The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.

  2. Partial solar eclipse

    The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.

Exact values

For Mar 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun354.41°
Phase angle174.19°
Illuminated fraction0.26%
Altitude / azimuth41.7° / 172.0°
Right ascension / declination23h 06m / -7.37°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude344.81° / -1.51°
Libration in longitude / latitude-5.10° / 2.69°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-179.36° / -0.35°
Position angle of the axis338.7°
Position angle of the bright limb46.6°
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.

Your location

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