The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 17, 2138
Waxing Crescent
42.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:08 AM
2:16 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.0%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 396,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2662
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 | 80.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.2° / 60.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 03m / 27.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.49° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.26° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.88° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.