The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 9, 2134
Waxing Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:34 PM
6:42 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 358,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2612
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,100 km.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 167.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.9° / 359.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 40m / 13.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.48° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.50° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.61° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 310.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.