The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 8, 2041
Waxing Crescent
40.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:19 AM
12:40 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.6%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 389,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1462
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 | 79.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.4° / 73.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 22m / 23.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.50° / 1.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.63° / -1.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.90° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.