The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 18, 1950
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 AM
6:55 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 337
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Mar 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.8° / 163.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 55m / -1.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.31° / -0.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.09° / 1.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.60° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 312.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -3.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.