The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 8, 2131
Waxing Gibbous
75.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:30 PM
3:47 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.4%
- Age
- 9.1 days
- Distance
- 387,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2575
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 | 120.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.6° / 45.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 18m / 22.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.05° / -0.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.91° / 0.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 65.74° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.