The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 9, 2047
Waxing Gibbous
92.3% 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
4:01 PM
5:15 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.3%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1536
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 | 147.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.2° / 24.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 14m / 13.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.78° / -1.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.93° / 3.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.84° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.