The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 9, 2000
Waxing Crescent
13.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:01 AM
10:23 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.9%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 376,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 955
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.2° / 109.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 10m / 7.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.86° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.85° / 7.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.22° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.