The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 18, 2099
Waning Crescent
9.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 AM
4:42 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.4%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2179
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 324.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.6° / 188.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 46m / -17.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.86° / -3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.15° / 5.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.01° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.