The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 17, 2053
Waning Crescent
7.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:05 AM
5:14 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.6%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1610
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.7° / 187.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 49m / -10.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.79° / 2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.10° / -2.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.04° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.