The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 8, 2135
Waning Crescent
31.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:38 AM
12:24 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.7%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 389,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2624
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 | 291.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.9° / 228.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 42m / -27.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.34° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.10° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.67° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.