The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 21, 2080
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:41 AM
8:10 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 387,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1945
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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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Mar 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.2° / 141.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 16m / 0.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.90° / -0.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.97° / 1.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.98° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.