The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 17, 2048
Waxing Crescent
9.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:44 AM
11:10 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.4%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1549
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 | 35.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.3° / 98.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 58m / 16.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.18° / 4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.10° / -5.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.11° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.