The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 17, 2199
Waning Gibbous
73.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:20 AM
10:29 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.1%
- Age
- 20.5 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3416
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 | 242.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.0° / 257.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 51m / -19.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.79° / 0.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.86° / -0.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -64.75° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.