The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 9, 2190
Waxing Crescent
12.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:39 AM
10:19 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.6%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 393,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3305
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.7° / 109.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 57m / 10.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.89° / -1.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.95° / 2.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.94° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.