The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 9, 2062
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:21 AM
5:08 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 392,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1721
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.0° / 185.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 20m / -13.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.04° / -2.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.80° / 4.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.15° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.