The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 17, 2190
Waxing Gibbous
81.7% 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
3:15 PM
5:47 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.7%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 396,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3305
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 | 129.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.7° / 22.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 42m / 23.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.74° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.03° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 46.00° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.