The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 9, 2087
Waxing Crescent
28.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:37 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.4%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2031
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 | 64.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.7° / 77.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 24m / 19.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.59° / 0.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.45° / 0.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.45° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.