The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 9, 1952
Waxing Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:43 PM
5:55 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 361
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 | 156.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.2° / 13.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 54m / 13.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.05° / 0.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.10° / 0.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.50° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.