The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 9, 2109
First Quarter
47.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:24 AM
1:03 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.9%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 397,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2303
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.5° / 72.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 03m / 17.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.44° / -5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.56° / 7.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.23° / 0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.