The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 9, 2124
Waning Crescent
35.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:45 AM
12:36 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.6%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2488
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 286.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.2° / 237.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 27m / -20.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.33° / 2.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.49° / -3.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.58° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.