The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 18, 2132
Waxing Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:33 AM
9:04 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2588
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 | 13.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.7° / 127.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 53m / 0.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.25° / -4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.09° / 7.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.75° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.