The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 9, 1951
Waxing Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 AM
8:44 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 388,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 349
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.8° / 132.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 36m / 6.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.70° / 1.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.85° / -1.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.32° / 0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.