The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 9, 2136
Waxing Crescent
37.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:53 AM
12:34 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.7%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2637
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 | 75.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.6° / 74.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 09m / 25.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.05° / 4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.68° / -4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.07° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.