The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 9, 2161
Waxing Gibbous
92.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:12 PM
6:02 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.3%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2946
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 | 147.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.0° / 8.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 13m / 11.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.30° / -4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.85° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.89° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.