The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 9, 2114
Waxing Crescent
8.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 AM
9:32 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.1%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2365
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,100 km.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.2° / 121.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 26m / 4.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.58° / -4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.79° / 6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.99° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.