The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 18, 2111
Waxing Gibbous
61.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:27 PM
3:28 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.5%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2328
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
Exact values
For Mar 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 103.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.6° / 48.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 45m / 20.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.68° / -2.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.93° / 4.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.86° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.