The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 8, 1965
Waxing Crescent
28.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:49 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.2%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 522
Events on this date
-
Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 63.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 88.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 20m / 16.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.92° / -2.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.31° / 3.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.93° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.