The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 5, 2076
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:33 AM
7:04 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1895
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 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.6° / 156.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 37m / -7.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.53° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.44° / 7.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.01° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.