The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 9, 1954
Waxing Crescent
28.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:13 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.0%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 386
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 | 63.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.6° / 84.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 14m / 22.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.22° / 4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.58° / -5.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.19° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.