The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 10, 2100
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 AM
6:31 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2191
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. From Columbus, 67% of the Sun is covered at 7:18 PM.
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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 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.9° / 168.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 15m / -4.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.68° / 0.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.56° / 0.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.78° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 54.3° |
| 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.