The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 17, 2182
Waxing Gibbous
93.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:26 PM
6:02 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.2%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3206
Events on this date
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 149.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.7° / 5.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 52m / 8.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.24° / -4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.18° / 6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.41° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.