The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 8, 2000
Waxing Crescent
7.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 AM
9:16 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 955
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.9° / 124.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 18m / 2.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.14° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.58° / 7.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.43° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.