The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 18, 2037
Waxing Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:44 AM
9:24 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1413
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 | 18.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.5° / 122.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 10m / 2.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.93° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.84° / 7.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.38° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.