The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 18, 2042
Waning Crescent
13.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:10 AM
4:00 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.6%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 365,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1474
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 | 317.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.8° / 194.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 17m / -21.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.26° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.20° / 7.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.77° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.