The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 8, 2061
Waning Gibbous
94.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:11 PM
8:01 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.1%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1709
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 208.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.3° / 305.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 03m / -6.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 196.94° / 0.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.73° / 0.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.30° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.