The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 8, 2138
Waning Crescent
9.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:27 AM
3:33 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.3%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 361,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2661
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 | 324.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.7° / 204.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 03m / -18.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.62° / -1.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.69° / 3.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.80° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.