The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 17, 2148
Waning Crescent
10.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:01 AM
4:41 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 362,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2785
Events on this date
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Mercury 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 | 322.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.7° / 191.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 31m / -14.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.36° / -0.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.32° / 0.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.70° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.