The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 9, 2001
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:40 PM
7:10 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 361,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 967
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 | 179.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.5° / 344.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 27m / 8.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.96° / 4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.59° / -5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.71° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 22.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.