The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 1, 2109
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:57 AM
6:34 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.7 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2302
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.0° of each other 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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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. From Columbus, 2% of the Sun is covered at 1:02 PM.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.9° / 165.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 47m / -6.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.76° / 1.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.45° / -0.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.21° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -3.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.