The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 18, 2143
Waxing Crescent
4.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:20 AM
9:59 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.0%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2724
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.9° / 113.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 12m / 10.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.59° / 2.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.25° / -3.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.48° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.