The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 17, 2121
Waning Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:40 AM
6:26 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2451
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 | 341.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.3° / 170.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 36m / -5.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.47° / 3.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.41° / -3.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.56° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.