The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 17, 2107
Waning Crescent
39.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 AM
1:29 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.3%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2278
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 | 282.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.4° / 230.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 38m / -18.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.05° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.85° / -5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.95° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.