The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 17, 1937
Waxing Crescent
30.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:32 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.3%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 176
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 | 66.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.9° / 81.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 04m / 22.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.40° / 1.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.61° / -1.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.13° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.