The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 17, 1988
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:27 AM
6:29 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 806
Events on this date
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Mar 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.8° / 172.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 31m / -3.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.07° / -0.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.52° / 0.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.03° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.