The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 17, 2045
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:05 AM
6:55 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1511
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 | 348.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.1° / 161.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 05m / -4.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.51° / 1.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.83° / -0.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.73° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.