The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Waxing Crescent
43.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:32 AM
12:57 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.2%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1227
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 | 81.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.1° / 71.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 37m / 23.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.09° / 1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.24° / -1.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.52° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.