The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 9, 1924
Waxing Crescent
15.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 AM
10:35 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.7%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 15
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.1° / 106.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 18m / 8.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.25° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.07° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.26° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.