The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 9, 2127
Waning Crescent
11.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:44 AM
4:29 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.5%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 387,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2525
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 320.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.1° / 195.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 42m / -13.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.22° / 4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.22° / -4.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.00° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.