The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 9, 2189
Last Quarter
48.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:45 AM
12:10 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.9%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3292
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.2° / 235.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 20m / -24.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.95° / -1.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.85° / 2.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.70° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.