The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 9, 2176
Waning Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:55 AM
5:02 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3131
Events on this date
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
-
Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 7.1° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.0° / 191.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 05m / -10.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.59° / 0.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.22° / -0.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.62° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.