The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 17, 2104
Waning Gibbous
72.1% 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
12:40 AM
10:18 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.1%
- Age
- 20.4 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2241
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 | 243.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.6° / 254.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 54m / -22.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.06° / -2.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.83° / 3.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.09° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.