The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 17, 2102
Waning Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 AM
6:27 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2216
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 | 341.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.8° / 169.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 37m / -6.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.59° / 2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.92° / -2.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.75° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.