The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 8, 2038
Waxing Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:29 AM
9:09 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1425
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Mar 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.1° / 125.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 15m / 2.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.23° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.68° / 7.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.01° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.