The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 8, 2058
Waxing Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:54 PM
6:26 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1672
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 160.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.1° / 6.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 13m / 16.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.32° / 4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.10° / -5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.61° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.