The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 18, 2012
Waning Crescent
15.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:16 AM
4:08 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.2%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 388,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1103
Events on this date
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.7° / 203.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 56m / -12.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.91° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.14° / -5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.70° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.