The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 8, 2149
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:20 AM
5:10 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2797
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 | 342.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.7° / 185.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 17m / -13.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.26° / -2.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.78° / 4.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.28° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.