The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 30, 2158
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:06 AM
8:46 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 360,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2910
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 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.4° / 134.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 46m / 10.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.56° / 4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.14° / -5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.19° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 206.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.