The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 17, 2168
Waxing Gibbous
60.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:14 PM
3:25 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.3%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3033
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 101.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.4° / 48.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 40m / 21.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.37° / -1.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.22° / 2.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.64° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.