The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 18, 1901
Waning Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:09 AM
4:50 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 365,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -270
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.1° / 200.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 08m / -6.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.91° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.70° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.69° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.