The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 9, 2158
Waxing Gibbous
72.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:07 PM
3:46 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.7%
- Age
- 8.8 days
- Distance
- 380,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2909
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 116.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.0° / 46.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 11m / 24.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.05° / 1.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.14° / -1.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.38° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.