The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 9, 1992
Waxing Crescent
25.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:05 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.2%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 856
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 60.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.5° / 87.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 04m / 21.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.47° / 3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.61° / -4.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.58° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.