The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 9, 1944
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:20 PM
7:58 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 262
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.9° / 330.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 10m / 8.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.13° / 3.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.45° / -3.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.43° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 326.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.