The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 17, 2174
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:01 PM
7:19 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3107
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 | 169.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.2° / 338.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 13m / 5.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.00° / 0.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.27° / -0.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.83° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.