The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 9, 1935
Waxing Crescent
26.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.9%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 151
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 | 62.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.8° / 85.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 06m / 22.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.43° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.95° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.99° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.