The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 17, 2140
Waning Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:37 AM
6:27 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2686
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 5.8° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.0° / 170.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 37m / -4.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.92° / 3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.17° / -3.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.36° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.