The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 9, 1965
Waxing Crescent
38.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:25 AM
12:16 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.6%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 522
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 76.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.8° / 77.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 16m / 20.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.59° / -1.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.76° / 2.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.74° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.