The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 3, 2193
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:07 AM
6:51 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 362,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3342
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.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Mar 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.9° / 162.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 08m / -5.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.70° / -0.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.01° / 1.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.01° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.5° |
| 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.