The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 8, 2071
Waxing Crescent
43.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:03 PM
12:36 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.1%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 372,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1833
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 | 81.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.7° / 66.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 37m / 17.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.07° / -4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.06° / 6.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.35° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.8° |
| 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.