The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 8, 2157
Waning Crescent
9.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:22 AM
3:32 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.6%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2896
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 | 324.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.0° / 205.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 01m / -18.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.46° / -1.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.07° / 2.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.61° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.