The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 17, 2043
First Quarter
45.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:28 AM
2:35 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.9%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 372,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1487
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.1° / 56.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 24m / 28.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.08° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.46° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.57° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.