The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 8, 2159
Waning Gibbous
80.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:32 PM
8:40 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.2%
- Age
- 18.4 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2921
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 | 232.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.6° / 274.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 27m / -19.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.71° / -4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.52° / 6.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -48.83° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.