The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 8, 1969
Waning Gibbous
78.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:53 PM
8:54 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.1%
- Age
- 20.0 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 571
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 | 235.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.0° / 272.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 41m / -19.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.83° / -3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.33° / 5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -59.50° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.