The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 8, 2114
Waxing Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:01 AM
8:18 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2365
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.4° / 138.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 33m / -1.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.97° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.43° / 6.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.19° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.