The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 18, 2034
Waning Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 AM
5:56 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 368,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1375
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 335.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.7° / 177.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 20m / -7.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.12° / 2.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.69° / -2.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.44° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.