The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 8, 2101
Waxing Gibbous
56.1% 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
11:16 AM
2:28 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.1%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2204
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Mar 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 96.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.9° / 58.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 37m / 28.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.87° / 4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.44° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.77° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.