The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 18, 2000
Waxing Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:12 PM
6:02 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 955
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 | 161.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.2° / 8.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 49m / 10.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.41° / 3.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.03° / -3.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.67° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.