The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 18, 2026
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:21 AM
7:34 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1276
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Mar 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.0° / 151.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 32m / -1.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.01° / 1.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.23° / -0.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.87° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.