The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 8, 2030
Waxing Crescent
18.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 AM
11:13 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.2%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1326
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 | 50.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.9° / 97.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 20m / 17.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.52° / 3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.31° / -3.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.35° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.