The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 18, 2121
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 AM
7:44 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2451
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,000 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Mar 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.7° / 150.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 30m / 1.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.66° / 3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.77° / -4.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.77° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.