The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 18, 2086
Waxing Crescent
15.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:22 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.7%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2019
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 | 46.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.7° / 88.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 47m / 18.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.10° / 2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.75° / -2.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.49° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.