The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 17, 2002
Waxing Crescent
11.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:34 AM
10:12 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.6%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 980
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.4° / 111.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 21m / 10.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.50° / -3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.35° / 5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.55° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.