The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 17, 2172
Last Quarter
46.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 AM
12:10 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.6%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3082
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.1° / 230.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 08m / -27.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.74° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.41° / 6.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.74° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.