The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 9, 2057
Waxing Crescent
17.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:15 AM
10:55 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.9%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1660
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 | 49.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.9° / 102.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 33m / 10.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.34° / -4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.35° / 6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.00° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.