The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 17, 1959
First Quarter
50.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:37 AM
1:25 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.9%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 448
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.3° / 69.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 48m / 18.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.22° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.93° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.43° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.