The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 9, 2159
Waning Gibbous
71.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:14 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.9%
- Age
- 19.4 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2921
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 244.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.4° / 264.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 18m / -22.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.92° / -4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.49° / 5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -60.99° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.