The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 17, 2130
Waxing Gibbous
59.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:12 PM
3:16 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.1%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 394,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2563
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 | 100.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.5° / 50.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 31m / 20.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.25° / -2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.51° / 4.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.25° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.