The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 8, 2184
Waning Crescent
19.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:59 AM
2:19 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.6%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3230
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 307.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.3° / 222.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 51m / -17.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.48° / 3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.76° / -4.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.75° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.