The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 17, 2183
Last Quarter
45.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:43 AM
12:56 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.9%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3218
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.5° / 236.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 08m / -18.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.90° / 5.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.94° / -6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.01° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.