The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 14, 2116
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:05 AM
7:57 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2390
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 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.8° / 142.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 51m / -4.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.24° / -3.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.62° / 5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.25° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 309.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.