The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 17, 2155
Waxing Gibbous
97.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:22 PM
7:07 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2872
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 | 162.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.6° / 347.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 47m / 9.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.42° / 2.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.53° / -2.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.61° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.