The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 17, 2176
First Quarter
47.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:39 AM
2:41 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.1%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3132
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.6° / 56.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 34m / 27.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.21° / 4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.66° / -4.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.28° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.6° |
| 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.