The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 9, 2129
Waning Gibbous
87.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:11 PM
8:52 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.6%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 387,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2550
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 221.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.8° / 292.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 59m / -7.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 210.31° / 4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.30° / -5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -46.98° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.