The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 8, 1938
Waxing Crescent
42.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:41 AM
12:44 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.7%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 188
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 81.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.6° / 73.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 30m / 20.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.00° / -0.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.62° / 1.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.11° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.