The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 16, 2105
New Moon
0.3% 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
7:29 AM
8:28 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2254
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 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.1° / 137.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 54m / 4.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.45° / 4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.02° / -5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.32° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 205.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.