The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 17, 2160
Waxing Gibbous
72.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 PM
4:25 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.8%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2934
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 | 117.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.4° / 37.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 44m / 18.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.61° / -2.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.31° / 3.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 60.05° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.