The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 18, 2023
Waning Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:14 AM
4:03 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 363,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1239
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.0° / 194.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 19m / -20.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.67° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.60° / 7.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.97° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.