The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 9, 2026
Waning Gibbous
66.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:16 AM
10:33 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.2%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1276
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 | 251.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.5° / 248.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 47m / -25.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.20° / -5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.00° / 7.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.38° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.