The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 12, 2146
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:44 AM
6:51 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2761
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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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. From Columbus, 37% of the Sun is covered at 10:37 AM.
Exact values
For Mar 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 179.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.7° / 164.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 32m / -2.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.67° / 0.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.55° / 0.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.96° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.