The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 9, 2098
Waxing Crescent
39.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:05 AM
12:38 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.1%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2167
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 | 77.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.1° / 64.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 17m / 24.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.83° / 3.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.11° / -3.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.00° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.