The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 17, 2032
Waxing Crescent
38.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:30 AM
1:26 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.3%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 392,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1351
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 76.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.3° / 68.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 52m / 19.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.94° / -2.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.80° / 4.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.81° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.