The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 9, 2092
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:47 AM
9:06 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 396,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2093
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.4° / 126.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 30m / -0.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.54° / -3.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.65° / 5.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.04° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.