The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 9, 2020
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
7:39 PM
8:10 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 357,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1202
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 | 178.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.7° / 327.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 25m / 8.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.48° / 4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.70° / -5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.58° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 7.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.