The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 17, 1983
Waxing Crescent
9.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:26 AM
9:48 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.2%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 386,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 745
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 35.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.6° / 116.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 04m / 8.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.59° / -4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.11° / 6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.37° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.