The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 12, 2070
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:32 AM
7:56 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1821
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.
Exact values
For Mar 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.3° / 145.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 28m / -0.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.49° / 2.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.42° / -3.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.42° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 159.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.