The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 8, 2141
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:34 AM
7:02 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2699
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.
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.9° / 163.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 16m / 0.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.24° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.11° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.04° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 180.8° |
| 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.