The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 20, 2148
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 AM
8:24 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 357,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2786
Events on this date
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March equinox
Day and night are nearly equal. Spring begins in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern.
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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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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.3° / 137.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 27m / -1.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.69° / -3.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.91° / 5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.66° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.