The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 9, 2090
First Quarter
54.0% 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
11:52 AM
1:34 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.0%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2068
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.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.8° / 67.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 35m / 18.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.12° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.82° / 7.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.86° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.