The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 8, 2152
Waxing Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 AM
8:49 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2835
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 | 25.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.7° / 130.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 57m / 2.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.99° / -3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.72° / 5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.57° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.