The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 18, 2100
First Quarter
45.5% 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
11:25 AM
2:40 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.5%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 394,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2192
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 | 84.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.5° / 56.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 28m / 28.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.86° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.34° / -6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.13° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.