The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 9, 1994
Waning Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:11 AM
4:19 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 394,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 880
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 330.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.1° / 203.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 21m / -10.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.49° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.60° / -5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.45° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.