The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 16, 2143
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:23 AM
8:02 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2724
Events on this date
-
Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
-
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 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.0° / 143.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 40m / 2.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.41° / 4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.31° / -4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.90° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 168.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.