The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 30, 2177
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:07 AM
8:50 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 377,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3145
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 | 5.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.5° / 132.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 51m / 10.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.02° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.86° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.38° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 210.3° |
| 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.