The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 8, 2116
Waning Crescent
28.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:00 AM
1:51 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.1%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2389
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 | 296.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.5° / 213.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 05m / -27.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.48° / -4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.95° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.53° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.