The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 8, 2133
Waxing Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:03 AM
9:23 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2600
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 | 19.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.0° / 122.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 37m / -0.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.08° / -4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.81° / 6.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.89° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.