The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 17, 2046
Waxing Gibbous
70.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:07 PM
4:37 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.9%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1524
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 | 114.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.5° / 36.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 36m / 23.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.84° / 1.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.13° / -1.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 58.49° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.