The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 8, 2191
Waxing Gibbous
94.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:11 PM
6:06 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.4%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3317
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 | 153.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.2° / 14.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 40m / 18.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.13° / 4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.97° / -5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.50° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.