The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 18, 2115
Last Quarter
47.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:08 AM
12:11 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.8%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2377
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Mar 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.3° / 232.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 01m / -26.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.17° / -2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.68° / 4.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.49° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.1° |
| 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.