The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 9, 1927
Waxing Crescent
42.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:45 AM
12:34 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.0%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 52
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 80.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.3° / 75.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 30m / 19.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.84° / -2.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.92° / 3.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.34° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.