The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 8, 2043
Waning Crescent
9.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:41 AM
4:27 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.5%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 378,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1486
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 324.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.5° / 187.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 04m / -21.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.31° / -4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.61° / 6.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.61° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.