The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 9, 2155
Waxing Crescent
36.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:48 AM
12:26 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.2%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2872
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 73.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.1° / 67.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 58m / 25.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.60° / 4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.38° / -5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.94° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.