The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Waning Crescent
27.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:44 AM
2:17 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.7%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1202
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 1.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 8.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 296.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.9° / 215.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 50m / -22.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.22° / -1.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.89° / 3.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.05° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.