The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 17, 2133
Waxing Gibbous
85.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:52 PM
6:02 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.6%
- Age
- 10.7 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2600
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,600 km.
Exact values
For Mar 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 135.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.4° / 16.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 06m / 21.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.69° / 4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.30° / -5.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 45.25° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.