The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 17, 2065
Waxing Gibbous
73.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:27 PM
4:46 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.4%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 384,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1759
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 | 117.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.4° / 34.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 50m / 21.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.44° / 0.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.79° / -0.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 54.69° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.