The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 9, 2160
Waxing Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 AM
9:25 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2934
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 | 17.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.2° / 121.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 18m / 7.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.99° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.79° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.54° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 233.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.