The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 9, 2183
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 PM
7:55 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3218
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 3:22 AM, is deepest at 5:17 AM and ends at 7:12 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.8° / 321.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 30m / 2.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.16° / -0.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.61° / 1.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.72° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 139.2° |
| 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.