The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 8, 2187
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 AM
5:04 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3267
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.7° / 185.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 17m / -14.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.88° / -3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.36° / 5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.70° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 55.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.