The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 17, 2154
Waxing Crescent
11.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:11 AM
11:24 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.3%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2860
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.7° / 96.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 14m / 14.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.29° / 1.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.94° / -1.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.20° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.