The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 31, 2109
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:30 AM
8:16 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2304
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 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.6° / 139.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 51m / 3.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.07° / -1.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.13° / 3.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.88° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.6° |
| 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.