The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 8, 2180
Waxing Gibbous
86.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:12 PM
4:29 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.7%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3181
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 | 137.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.6° / 35.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 29m / 14.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.05° / -4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.43° / 6.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.73° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.