The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 17, 2105
Waxing Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 AM
9:42 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 362,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2254
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Mar 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.5° / 118.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 50m / 9.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.27° / 4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.19° / -4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.11° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 237.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.