The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 22, 2018
Waxing Crescent
28.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:52 AM
12:18 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.3%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 373,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1178
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 64.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.2° / 78.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 20m / 16.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.10° / -4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.66° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.36° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.