The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 8, 2077
Waxing Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:36 PM
6:48 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1907
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
Exact values
For Mar 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 168.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.0° / 357.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 45m / 13.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.56° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.91° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.84° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 313.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.