The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 17, 2096
Last Quarter
46.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:15 AM
12:22 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.2%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2142
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.8° / 231.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 12m / -25.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.65° / -2.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.20° / 3.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.88° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.