The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 9, 2130
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:56 AM
6:23 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 357,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2562
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,000 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.0° / 168.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 11m / -8.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.43° / -3.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.44° / 4.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.69° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 20.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.