The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 9, 2089
Waning Crescent
6.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:10 AM
4:16 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2055
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 | 330.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.7° / 203.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 24m / -10.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.95° / 4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.66° / -5.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.28° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.