The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 8, 2098
Waxing Crescent
29.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:28 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.2%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 380,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2167
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 65.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.2° / 84.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 23m / 21.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.89° / 2.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.48° / -2.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.68° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.8° |
| 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.