The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 9, 2104
Waxing Gibbous
95.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:50 PM
6:32 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2241
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 | 156.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.2° / 357.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 45m / 9.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.44° / -4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.59° / 6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.15° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.