The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 18, 2124
Waxing Crescent
7.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 AM
10:48 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.4%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2489
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.1° / 103.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 47m / 13.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.73° / 2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.99° / -2.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.10° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.