The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 18, 2118
Waning Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 AM
4:14 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 392,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2414
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 8.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.2° / 193.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 23m / -19.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.22° / -3.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.44° / 5.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.61° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.