The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 18, 2131
Waning Gibbous
81.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:12 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.0%
- Age
- 19.1 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2575
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 231.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.1° / 268.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 12m / -13.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.30° / 4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.17° / -4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.29° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.