The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 18, 2088
Waning Crescent
20.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:47 AM
3:29 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.4%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 393,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2043
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 | 306.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.6° / 211.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 27m / -13.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.57° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.82° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.71° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.