The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 9, 2101
Waxing Gibbous
65.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:12 PM
3:20 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.5%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2204
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 107.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.0° / 51.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 31m / 27.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.93° / 4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.54° / -4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 67.60° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.