The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 8, 2188
Waxing Gibbous
73.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:12 PM
3:45 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.4%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3280
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 | 117.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.7° / 46.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 13m / 24.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.66° / 1.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.11° / -1.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 54.32° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.