The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 18, 2071
Waning Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:44 PM
9:06 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 386,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1833
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.4° / 285.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 58m / -9.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 210.75° / 2.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.88° / -2.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.21° / 0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.