The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 3, 2155
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:14 AM
6:46 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2872
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 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.2° / 162.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 06m / -7.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.63° / -1.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.36° / 2.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.38° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.