The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 9, 2028
Waxing Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:14 PM
5:49 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 358,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1301
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 | 160.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.0° / 10.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 07m / 8.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.64° / -2.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.17° / 3.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.50° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.