The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 8, 2140
Waning Gibbous
78.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:43 PM
8:44 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.9%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2686
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 | 234.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.7° / 272.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 37m / -20.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.22° / -4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.97° / 6.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.19° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.