The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 14, 2154
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 AM
8:17 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 393,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2860
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.5° 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 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.7° / 138.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 01m / -1.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.50° / -1.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.45° / 3.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.82° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.0° |
| 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.