The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 18, 2013
Waxing Crescent
40.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:37 AM
1:40 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.2%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1116
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Mar 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 78.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.2° / 66.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 03m / 20.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.74° / -2.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.62° / 3.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.42° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.