The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 9, 1973
Waxing Crescent
26.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.1%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 621
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 | 61.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.0° / 86.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 06m / 21.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.23° / 4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.64° / -4.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.38° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.