The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 8, 2046
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:01 AM
7:41 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1524
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.6° / 150.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 49m / 2.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.56° / 3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.08° / -4.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.69° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 229.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.