The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 9, 2111
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:54 AM
7:22 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2327
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 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.4° / 151.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 06m / -8.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.36° / -2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.41° / 4.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.37° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 28.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.