The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 18, 2081
First Quarter
53.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:06 PM
3:21 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.1%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 376,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1957
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.1° / 50.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 10m / 28.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.20° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.95° / -6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.75° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.