The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 17, 2058
Last Quarter
50.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:42 AM
12:09 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.1%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1672
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.0° / 236.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 48m / -24.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.34° / -0.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.11° / 1.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.29° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 360.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.