The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 17, 2132
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:04 AM
7:53 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2588
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 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.3° / 144.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 00m / -5.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.88° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.49° / 7.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.96° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 331.0° |
| 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.