The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 17, 2040
Waxing Crescent
22.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:11 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1450
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 | 55.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.9° / 83.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 26m / 17.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.67° / -1.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.17° / 2.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.45° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.