The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 18, 2089
Waxing Crescent
39.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:41 AM
1:23 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.1%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 373,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2056
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 | 77.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.6° / 68.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 01m / 18.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.05° / -4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.63° / 6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.39° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.