The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 8, 1941
Waxing Gibbous
73.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:35 PM
3:16 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.2%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 386,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 225
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 | 117.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.4° / 51.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 05m / 17.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.44° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.43° / 7.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.06° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.