The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 9, 1946
Waxing Crescent
41.1% 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
10:38 AM
12:29 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.1%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 287
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 79.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.4° / 75.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 27m / 20.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.16° / -1.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.04° / 2.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.54° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.6° |
| 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.