The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 17, 2134
Last Quarter
49.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:58 AM
12:00 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.6%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2612
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.2° / 234.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 49m / -26.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.45° / -3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.55° / 4.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.12° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.