The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 17, 1934
Waxing Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:25 AM
9:31 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 139
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 | 28.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.6° / 121.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 24m / 13.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.57° / 4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.64° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.23° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.