The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 9, 2152
Waxing Crescent
9.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:33 AM
9:49 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.9%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2835
Events on this date
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Mars and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.4° / 116.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 41m / 7.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.06° / -2.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.70° / 4.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.37° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.