The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 17, 2070
Waxing Crescent
30.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:58 AM
12:33 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.6%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1821
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 | 66.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.1° / 75.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 12m / 17.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.38° / -3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.04° / 4.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.40° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.