The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 8, 2143
Last Quarter
47.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:42 AM
11:32 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.3%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2723
Events on this date
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Venus and Mars close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.7° / 246.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 21m / -20.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.96° / 2.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.30° / -2.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.03° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.