The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 9, 1913
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:36 AM
8:20 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -121
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.9° / 138.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 25m / 3.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.00° / 0.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.65° / 0.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.75° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.