The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 17, 2159
Waning Crescent
5.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 AM
5:38 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.8%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 387,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2921
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 | 332.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.8° / 182.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 01m / -8.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.34° / 3.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.86° / -3.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.97° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.