The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 17, 2157
First Quarter
46.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:35 AM
2:43 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.9%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 382,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2897
Events on this date
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Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.0° / 56.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 31m / 27.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.61° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.25° / -5.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.08° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.