The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 8, 2117
Waxing Crescent
22.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:04 AM
11:48 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.7%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2402
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 | 56.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.4° / 92.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 46m / 18.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.78° / 2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.70° / -2.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.05° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.