The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 8, 2154
Waning Crescent
31.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:41 AM
12:27 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.2%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 374,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2859
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 | 292.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.2° / 227.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 47m / -28.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.35° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.91° / 7.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.48° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.