The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 8, 1997
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:32 AM
6:22 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 917
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,700 km.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 3.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Mar 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.8° / 172.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 56m / -5.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.31° / 1.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.53° / -1.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.41° / 0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.