The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 23, 2145
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:33 AM
8:19 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2749
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.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.2° / 138.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 23m / 3.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.57° / 0.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.67° / -0.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.80° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.