The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 9, 2174
Waxing Crescent
42.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:11 AM
1:07 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.8%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 387,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3107
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 | 81.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.0° / 69.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 34m / 27.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.81° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.94° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.63° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.