The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 9, 2119
Waning Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:04 AM
4:49 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2426
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.0° / 190.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 59m / -13.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.14° / -1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.99° / 2.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.20° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.