The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 9, 2178
Waning Gibbous
65.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:12 AM
10:45 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.9%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 387,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3156
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 | 251.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.7° / 249.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 52m / -23.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.81° / -3.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.67° / 4.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -64.28° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.