The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 18, 2031
Waning Crescent
24.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:34 AM
3:02 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.0%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1338
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Mar 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 301.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.6° / 215.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 02m / -16.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.39° / 4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.48° / -4.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.30° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.