The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 12, 2089
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 AM
7:12 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 392,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2056
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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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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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.1° / 159.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 46m / 0.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.02° / 1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.79° / -1.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.09° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 229.0° |
| 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.