The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 17, 2097
Waxing Crescent
17.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:42 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.0%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2155
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 | 48.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.5° / 88.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 56m / 17.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.52° / 0.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.44° / 0.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.24° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.