The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 17, 2034
Waning Crescent
10.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:45 AM
4:48 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.3%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1375
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 | 322.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.9° / 193.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 25m / -11.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.97° / 3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.79° / -4.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.23° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.