The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 8, 2156
Waning Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:09 PM
7:21 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2884
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 | 195.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.6° / 322.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 13m / -3.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 184.36° / -1.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.43° / 2.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.02° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 122.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.