The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 9, 2108
Waning Crescent
8.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:03 AM
4:01 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.1%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2290
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 | 327.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.7° / 206.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 11m / -11.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.60° / 4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.97° / -4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.90° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.