The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 17, 2100
Waxing Crescent
35.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:39 AM
1:38 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.9%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2192
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 73.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.2° / 65.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 32m / 27.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.53° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.54° / -6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.31° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.