The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 21, 2156
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:27 AM
8:10 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2885
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 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.6° / 142.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 06m / 2.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.33° / 1.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.94° / -1.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.88° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 198.7° |
| 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.