The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 17, 1901
Waning Crescent
11.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:33 AM
3:39 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.3%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -270
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.1° / 213.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 13m / -10.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.45° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.14° / -5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.48° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.