The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 8, 2104
Waxing Gibbous
91.2% 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
3:50 PM
5:04 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.2%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2241
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 145.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.8° / 27.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 01m / 13.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.85° / -3.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.88° / 5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.79° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.