The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 8, 2060
Waxing Crescent
43.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:27 AM
12:58 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.4%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 376,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1697
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 82.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.8° / 70.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 37m / 24.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.11° / 2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.07° / -2.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.11° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.