The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 9, 2107
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:23 PM
6:49 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2278
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.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 186.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.7° / 337.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 35m / -0.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.51° / -3.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.98° / 4.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.16° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 144.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.