The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 17, 2118
Waning Crescent
19.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:40 AM
3:06 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.6%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 388,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2414
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 | 307.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 204.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 32m / -23.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.44° / -4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.74° / 6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.41° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.