The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 9, 1943
Waxing Crescent
12.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 AM
11:16 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.9%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 381,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 250
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 | 41.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.8° / 100.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 59m / 7.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.06° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.47° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.14° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.