The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 17, 2038
Waxing Gibbous
84.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:44 PM
5:39 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.1%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1425
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 | 132.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.2° / 20.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 52m / 19.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.03° / 1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.70° / -1.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.88° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.