The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 17, 2069
Waning Crescent
34.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:43 AM
1:55 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.7%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1808
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 288.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.8° / 226.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 06m / -18.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.67° / 4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.52° / -5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.72° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.