The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 18, 2040
Waxing Crescent
30.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:43 AM
12:48 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.8%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1450
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 | 67.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.5° / 73.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 16m / 21.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.90° / -0.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.24° / 0.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.25° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.