The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 14, 2018
Waning Crescent
8.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:20 AM
4:54 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.3%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1177
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 326.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.9° / 187.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 33m / -15.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.69° / -0.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.72° / 1.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.97° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.