The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 9, 2077
Full Moon
99.8% 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
6:35 PM
7:13 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1907
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.3° / 344.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 29m / 8.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.44° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.48° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.31° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 20.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.