The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 18, 1917
Waning Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:39 AM
1:32 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -72
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.2° / 227.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 52m / -20.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.07° / 0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.69° / -0.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.39° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.