The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 18, 1945
Waxing Crescent
27.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:45 AM
12:09 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.3%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 275
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 | 62.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.6° / 79.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 57m / 16.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.55° / -3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.78° / 5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.08° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.6° |
| 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.