The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 8, 2092
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:16 AM
7:07 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 392,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2093
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.1° / 157.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 44m / -4.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.52° / -2.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.99° / 4.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.74° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.