The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 9, 2168
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:07 AM
6:33 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 384,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3032
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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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 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.9° / 165.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 25m / -8.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.74° / -4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.49° / 6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.69° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 349.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.