The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 17, 2023
Waning Crescent
22.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:30 AM
2:45 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1239
Events on this date
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Mercury 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 | 304.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.3° / 206.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 18m / -24.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.96° / -5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.29° / 7.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.77° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.