The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 18, 2080
Waning Crescent
8.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:34 AM
4:56 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.2%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1944
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 | 327.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.7° / 185.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 59m / -16.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.06° / -3.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.61° / 5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.39° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.