The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 18, 2103
Waxing Gibbous
77.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 PM
4:59 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.7%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2229
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 | 123.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.2° / 31.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 12m / 18.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.97° / -0.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.41° / 1.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.28° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.