The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 17, 2004
Waning Crescent
12.0% 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
5:19 AM
3:10 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.0%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1004
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 | 319.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.9° / 207.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 25m / -20.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.22° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.44° / 7.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.67° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.