The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 17, 2123
Waning Gibbous
74.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:24 AM
10:11 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.3%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2476
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Mar 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 241.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 60.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.1° / 257.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 40m / -21.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.66° / -2.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.23° / 3.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -61.71° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.