The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 17, 1944
Last Quarter
52.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:17 AM
12:18 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.0%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 262
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.5° / 240.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 38m / -20.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.83° / 3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.70° / -3.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.86° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.