The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 9, 1956
Waning Crescent
8.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:03 AM
3:59 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.3%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 410
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 | 326.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.6° / 206.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 08m / -11.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.98° / 4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.77° / -5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.03° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.