The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 17, 2028
Last Quarter
53.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:40 AM
11:42 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.2%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1301
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.8° / 237.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 33m / -26.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.04° / -3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.53° / 4.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.23° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.