The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 17, 2146
Waxing Crescent
25.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:40 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.0%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2761
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 | 59.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.7° / 82.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 42m / 14.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.81° / -4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.96° / 6.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.52° / -0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.