The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 9, 2064
Last Quarter
53.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:34 AM
11:28 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.9%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1746
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.0° / 237.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 55m / -27.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.52° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.98° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -77.97° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.