The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 18, 2116
Waxing Crescent
16.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:37 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.8%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2390
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.3° / 88.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 55m / 17.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.58° / 0.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.64° / -0.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.43° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.