The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 17, 2051
Waxing Crescent
31.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:00 AM
12:42 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.6%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1586
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 | 68.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.6° / 74.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 16m / 18.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.30° / -2.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.16° / 4.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.20° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.