The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 9, 2071
First Quarter
54.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:56 PM
2:38 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.5%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1833
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.5° / 56.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 36m / 18.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.17° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.10° / 7.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.18° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.