The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 9, 1957
First Quarter
52.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:33 AM
1:36 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.5%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 423
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.8° / 66.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 24m / 20.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.57° / -2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.44° / 3.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.12° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.