The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 18, 2136
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:26 PM
7:50 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 363,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2637
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 1:50 AM, is deepest at 3:49 AM and ends at 5:47 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.8° / 318.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 13m / -0.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 183.16° / 0.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.23° / -0.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.88° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.