The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 18, 2140
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:05 AM
7:43 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 360,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2686
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 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.2° / 151.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 30m / 1.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.78° / 4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.31° / -4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.58° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.8° |
| 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.