The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 8, 2063
Waxing Gibbous
57.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:21 AM
2:34 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.5%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1734
Events on this date
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 98.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.0° / 57.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 45m / 28.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.65° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.44° / -5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 75.20° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.