The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 9, 2035
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:43 AM
6:27 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 380,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1387
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.1° / 169.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 08m / -5.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.75° / -0.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.42° / 0.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.98° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 54.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.