The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 9, 1986
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 AM
5:40 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 385,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 781
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.8° / 177.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 44m / -12.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.84° / -4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.68° / 6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.12° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 44.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.