The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 18, 2002
Waxing Crescent
18.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:01 AM
11:13 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.4%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 980
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 | 50.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.4° / 98.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 08m / 14.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.60° / -2.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.32° / 4.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.35° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.