The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 17, 2111
First Quarter
52.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:40 PM
2:37 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.2%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2328
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.8° / 57.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 55m / 19.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.83° / -3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.28° / 5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.04° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.