The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 9, 1984
Waxing Crescent
39.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:23 AM
12:25 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.1%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 757
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 | 77.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.0° / 76.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 19m / 21.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.62° / -0.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.97° / 1.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.94° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.