The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 9, 1996
Waning Gibbous
81.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:12 PM
9:08 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.1%
- Age
- 19.7 days
- Distance
- 380,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 905
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 231.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.9° / 279.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 37m / -13.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.05° / 2.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.82° / -1.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.85° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.