The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 18, 2059
Waxing Crescent
27.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:26 AM
12:20 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.0%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 380,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1685
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 | 62.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.7° / 76.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 54m / 20.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.61° / 0.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.93° / 0.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.64° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.