The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 17, 2162
Waxing Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:13 AM
9:38 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2959
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 | 19.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.8° / 118.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 57m / 8.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.40° / 2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.50° / -2.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.88° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.