The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 18, 2133
Waxing Gibbous
92.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:07 PM
6:42 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2600
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 | 148.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.3° / 2.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 04m / 17.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.11° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.44° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.10° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.