The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 8, 2150
Waxing Gibbous
74.7% 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
2:27 PM
4:47 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.7%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2810
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Mar 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 119.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 60.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.0° / 33.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 16m / 22.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.50° / 0.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.58° / -0.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 62.44° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.5° |
| 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.