The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 17, 2075
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:28 AM
8:43 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 385,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1883
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 | 10.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.0° / 131.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 36m / -1.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.75° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.88° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.17° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.