The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 9, 2030
Waxing Crescent
26.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:15 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.0%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1326
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.9° / 87.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 09m / 20.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.38° / 2.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.07° / -2.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.16° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.