The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 9, 2196
Waxing Gibbous
69.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:52 PM
3:23 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.6%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3379
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Mar 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 112.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.1° / 50.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 56m / 23.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.82° / 0.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.50° / -0.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 60.77° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.