The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 17, 2029
Waxing Crescent
5.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:21 AM
10:25 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.7%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1314
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.9° / 107.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 23m / 13.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.41° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.59° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.92° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.