The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 18, 2061
Waning Crescent
11.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:18 AM
4:18 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.7%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 380,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1709
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 | 320.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.8° / 191.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 31m / -19.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.81° / -4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.76° / 6.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.57° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.