The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 8, 2049
Waxing Crescent
24.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 AM
11:58 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.4%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1561
Events on this date
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 59.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.9° / 89.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 58m / 19.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.58° / 2.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.24° / -2.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.55° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.