The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Waxing Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:04 AM
9:50 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 396,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1079
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.8° / 116.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 56m / 11.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.20° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.71° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.73° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 235.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.