The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 9, 2147
First Quarter
54.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:53 AM
1:37 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.3%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2773
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.8° / 67.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 33m / 18.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.58° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.44° / 7.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.79° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.