The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 9, 2039
Waxing Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:31 PM
6:40 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1437
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 | 167.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.8° / 359.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 39m / 13.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.17° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.28° / -5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.25° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 309.2° |
| 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.