The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 8, 2198
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:53 AM
7:41 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 396,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3404
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.8° / 151.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 46m / 3.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.35° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.77° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.81° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 223.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.