The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 19, 2072
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:33 AM
7:45 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1845
Events on this date
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March equinox
Day and night are nearly equal. Spring begins in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. 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.
Exact values
For Mar 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.6° / 147.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 54m / -1.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.89° / -0.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.34° / 1.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.71° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 29.6° |
| 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.