The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 18, 2045
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:26 AM
7:57 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.7 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1511
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.2° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.2° / 145.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 48m / 1.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.87° / 2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.55° / -2.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.06° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 137.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.