The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 9, 2079
Waxing Crescent
41.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:17 AM
12:49 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.7%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1932
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 80.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.4° / 71.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 30m / 25.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.63° / 3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.40° / -3.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.32° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.