The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 9, 2157
Waning Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 AM
4:50 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 360,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2896
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 | 337.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.0° / 192.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 57m / -12.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.20° / 0.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.41° / 0.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.81° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.