The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:13 AM
7:32 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1153
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.6° / 152.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 55m / -1.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.33° / -0.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.69° / 1.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.59° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.