The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 8, 2155
Waxing Crescent
27.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:15 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.4%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2872
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 | 62.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.7° / 85.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 09m / 21.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.84° / 3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.19° / -4.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.62° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.