The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 17, 2127
Waxing Crescent
18.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:07 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.4%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2526
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.
Exact values
For Mar 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 50.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.0° / 89.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 03m / 13.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.26° / -3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.46° / 5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.36° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.