The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 17, 2156
Waning Crescent
21.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:27 AM
2:59 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.1%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 365,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2884
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 | 305.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 206.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 25m / -22.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.07° / -3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.09° / 5.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.05° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.