The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 17, 2005
First Quarter
49.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:45 AM
1:55 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.2%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1017
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.0° / 63.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 43m / 28.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.14° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.15° / -5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.45° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.