The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 31, 2147
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 AM
8:08 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2774
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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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 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.7° / 142.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 44m / 1.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.80° / -2.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.59° / 4.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.55° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 333.4° |
| 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.