The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 17, 2186
Waning Crescent
11.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:58 AM
4:20 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.9%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3255
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 | 319.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.3° / 194.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 19m / -16.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.96° / -1.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.97° / 2.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.12° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.