The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 9, 2027
Waxing Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 AM
8:10 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1289
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.6° / 142.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 10m / 5.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.25° / 3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.33° / -4.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.29° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 235.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.