The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 17, 1910
First Quarter
45.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:39 AM
1:13 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.2%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 374,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -158
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.4° / 68.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 19m / 24.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.62° / 1.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.49° / -1.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.29° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.