The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 18, 2134
Waning Crescent
39.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:56 AM
12:50 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.9%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2612
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 | 281.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.4° / 225.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 43m / -27.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.68° / -4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.63° / 5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.31° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.