The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 17, 2119
Waxing Crescent
34.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:31 AM
1:27 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.2%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2427
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 | 71.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.6° / 66.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 21m / 26.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.89° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.79° / -6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.68° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.