The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 17, 1958
Waning Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:02 AM
4:26 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 435
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 | 330.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.2° / 204.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 51m / -8.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.16° / 4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.37° / -5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.72° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.5° |
| 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.