The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 18, 2138
First Quarter
51.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:00 PM
3:13 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.7%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2662
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.3° / 52.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 59m / 28.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.71° / 4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.33° / -5.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.69° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.