The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 18, 2072
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:03 AM
6:48 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1845
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 346.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.6° / 162.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 08m / -5.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.87° / 0.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.26° / 0.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.08° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.