The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Waning Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:57 AM
6:24 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1276
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 4.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.6° / 168.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 44m / -8.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.33° / 0.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.84° / 0.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.92° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.