The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 17, 2178
Waning Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:30 AM
6:16 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3156
Events on this date
-
Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 6.3° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.2° / 173.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 29m / -4.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.06° / 4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.25° / -4.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.79° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.