The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 8, 2106
Waxing Crescent
9.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 AM
9:58 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.8%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2266
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 | 36.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.5° / 114.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 26m / 11.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.12° / 2.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.67° / -2.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.53° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.