The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 9, 2149
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 AM
7:22 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 364,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2797
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.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.6° / 151.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 11m / -9.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.19° / -3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.16° / 5.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.98° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 20.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.