The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 9, 2043
Waning Crescent
4.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 AM
5:41 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.0%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1486
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.9° / 173.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 59m / -16.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.15° / -3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.82° / 5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.81° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.