The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 17, 2003
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:55 PM
6:36 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 363,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 992
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 | 169.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.6° / 356.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 18m / 9.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.51° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.85° / -5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.01° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 315.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.