The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 17, 2112
Waning Gibbous
85.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:44 PM
9:56 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.0%
- Age
- 19.1 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2340
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 | 225.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.2° / 274.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 47m / -11.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.69° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.57° / -5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -51.51° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.