The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 8, 2029
Waning Crescent
35.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:58 AM
12:21 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.6%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 385,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1313
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 286.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.7° / 234.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 23m / -23.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.25° / -0.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.30° / 1.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.76° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.