The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 17, 2066
Waning Gibbous
63.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:37 AM
10:56 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.1%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1771
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 254.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.5° / 245.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 42m / -24.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.36° / -2.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.39° / 4.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -74.67° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.