The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 8, 2119
Waning Crescent
8.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:34 AM
3:37 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.7%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2426
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 | 325.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.9° / 202.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 06m / -19.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.42° / -2.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.35° / 3.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.99° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.8° |
| 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.