The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 18, 1986
First Quarter
50.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:52 AM
2:00 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.3%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 782
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 | 90.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.9° / 62.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 51m / 27.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.97° / 4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.00° / -5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.07° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.