The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 9, 2145
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:21 PM
6:53 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2748
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.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.8° / 336.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 40m / 0.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.28° / -1.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.66° / 3.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.77° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 135.5° |
| 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.