The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 17, 1982
Last Quarter
50.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:32 AM
11:19 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.2%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 732
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.0° / 247.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 46m / -21.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.66° / 2.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.66° / -2.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.78° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.