The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 8, 2174
Waxing Crescent
32.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:31 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.6%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 381,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3107
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 | 69.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.0° / 79.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 37m / 24.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.67° / 4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.89° / -5.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.82° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.