The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 19, 2159
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 AM
7:51 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 378,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2921
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 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.8° / 148.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 38m / 2.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.98° / 4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.29° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.61° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 121.6° |
| 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.