The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 17, 2117
Waxing Gibbous
99.3% 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
7:09 PM
7:28 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 357,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2402
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,800 km.
Exact values
For Mar 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 170.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.6° / 336.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 19m / 7.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.86° / 2.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.95° / -2.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.07° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 304.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.