The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 21, 2167
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 AM
8:21 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 363,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3021
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 | 4.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.1° / 138.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 28m / -1.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.78° / -4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.20° / 6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.85° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.8° |
| 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.