The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 17, 2171
Waxing Gibbous
76.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:39 PM
5:20 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.9%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 380,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3070
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 | 122.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.0° / 28.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 11m / 24.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.47° / 4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.07° / -5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 49.79° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.