The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 17, 2000
Waxing Gibbous
92.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:03 PM
5:23 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.4%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 372,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 955
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 148.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.7° / 22.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 54m / 14.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.44° / 2.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.39° / -2.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.82° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.