The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 9, 2193
First Quarter
44.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 AM
1:18 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.7%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 374,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3342
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.5° / 67.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 45m / 27.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.43° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.43° / -6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.83° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.