The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 8, 2130
Waning Crescent
2.4% 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
6:15 AM
5:08 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2562
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 | 342.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.8° / 186.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 12m / -13.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.20° / -1.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.64° / 3.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.48° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.