The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 18, 2151
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 AM
8:09 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 392,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2823
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 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.3° / 139.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 14m / -3.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.80° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.69° / 7.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.16° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.