The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 8, 2108
Waning Crescent
14.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:27 AM
3:05 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.0%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2290
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 | 316.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.9° / 216.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 23m / -14.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.63° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.08° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.70° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.