The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 29, 2120
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:09 AM
8:37 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2440
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 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.6° / 136.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 41m / 8.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.89° / 4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.55° / -4.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.19° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 204.8° |
| 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.