The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 8, 1984
Waxing Crescent
29.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:50 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.5%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 393,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 757
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 65.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.8° / 86.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 28m / 17.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.99° / -1.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.47° / 2.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.13° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.9° |
| 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.