The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 8, 2081
Waning Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 AM
4:48 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1956
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.4° / 189.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 04m / -14.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.89° / -2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.01° / 3.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.77° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.