The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 17, 1941
Waning Gibbous
76.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:51 PM
9:30 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.2%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 366,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 225
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Mar 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 238.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.5° / 272.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 35m / -14.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.11° / 4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.34° / -4.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -54.31° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.