The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 18, 1948
First Quarter
52.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:06 AM
2:04 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.2%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 312
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.6° / 61.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 02m / 27.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.44° / 3.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.27° / -4.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.50° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.