The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 15, 2124
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:06 AM
7:31 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 388,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2488
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 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.4° / 152.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 14m / 0.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.65° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.97° / -5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.28° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.