The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 18, 2038
Waxing Gibbous
91.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 PM
6:23 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.5%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1425
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 | 146.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.9° / 6.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 51m / 16.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.30° / 3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.75° / -3.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.73° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.