The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 17, 2135
Waxing Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:57 AM
10:36 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2625
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 | 30.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.5° / 106.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 42m / 10.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.56° / -0.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.64° / 0.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.01° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.