The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 12, 2184
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:52 AM
6:57 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3231
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
-
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 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.7° / 162.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 41m / -3.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.34° / -1.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.22° / 2.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.43° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.1° |
| 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.