The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 8, 2062
Waning Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:55 AM
4:03 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 396,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1721
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.2° / 197.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 32m / -18.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.52° / -3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.24° / 5.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.94° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.