The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 17, 2173
Waxing Crescent
16.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:26 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.1%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 387,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3095
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 | 47.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.2° / 88.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 45m / 18.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.64° / 2.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.13° / -2.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.38° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.