The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 12, 2165
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:50 AM
7:59 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 359,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2996
Events on this date
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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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.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.9° / 143.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 38m / -2.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.73° / -0.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.10° / 1.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.27° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.5° |
| 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.