The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 18, 2108
Waxing Crescent
29.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:58 AM
12:29 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.7%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2291
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 | 65.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.2° / 77.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 11m / 16.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.02° / -4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.75° / 6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.77° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.