The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 17, 2145
Waning Crescent
31.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:53 AM
2:15 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.7%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 378,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2748
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 | 291.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.8° / 223.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 19m / -16.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.96° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.43° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.57° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.