The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 17, 2088
Waning Crescent
29.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:09 AM
2:31 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.0%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2043
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 | 295.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 221.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 36m / -16.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.14° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.17° / -5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.51° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.