The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 17, 1985
Waning Crescent
13.3% 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
5:13 AM
2:56 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.3%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 769
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Mar 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 209.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 15m / -21.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.61° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.00° / 7.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.86° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.