The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 8, 1921
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:04 AM
5:46 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -23
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.7° / 182.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 24m / -5.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.73° / 4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.46° / -4.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.36° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.