The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 17, 2136
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:11 PM
7:26 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2637
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 | 171.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.4° / 336.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 21m / 6.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.59° / 1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.43° / -1.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.27° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.