The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 17, 2086
Waxing Crescent
8.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:41 AM
11:01 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.2%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2019
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 | 32.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.9° / 101.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 48m / 15.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.52° / 3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.25° / -4.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.70° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.