The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 17, 2099
Waning Crescent
15.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:59 AM
3:39 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.7%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2179
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 | 313.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.4° / 198.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 59m / -21.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.01° / -4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.37° / 6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.80° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.