The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 8, 2172
Waxing Gibbous
95.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:36 PM
7:16 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.8%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 384,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3082
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 | 156.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.7° / 353.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 58m / 17.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.50° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.23° / -5.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.66° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.