The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 18, 1972
Waxing Crescent
15.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:05 AM
11:10 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.0%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 609
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.0° / 98.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 37m / 20.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.40° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.20° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.43° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.