The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 8, 2182
Waxing Crescent
17.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:03 AM
11:00 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.9%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 383,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3206
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Mar 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 49.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.9° / 101.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 25m / 12.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.18° / -1.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.80° / 2.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.47° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.