The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 18, 2083
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 AM
8:17 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 397,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1982
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 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.1° / 140.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 58m / 3.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.13° / 3.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.54° / -4.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.36° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 201.5° |
| 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.