The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 17, 2143
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:50 AM
9:00 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2724
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.0° / 127.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 25m / 6.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.45° / 3.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.33° / -4.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.69° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 232.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.