The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 8, 2147
Waxing Crescent
44.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 AM
12:41 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.4%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 393,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2773
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 | 83.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.2° / 75.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 42m / 16.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.19° / -5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.16° / 7.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.97° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.