The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 9, 2172
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:46 PM
7:44 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3082
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 | 169.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.9° / 339.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 48m / 12.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.89° / 4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.13° / -4.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.51° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 309.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.