The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 17, 2187
First Quarter
47.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 PM
2:13 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.0%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3268
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 | 86.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.4° / 60.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 32m / 21.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.43° / -1.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.72° / 3.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.02° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.6° |
| 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.