The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 18, 2146
Waxing Crescent
33.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:20 AM
12:53 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.9%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2761
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 | 70.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.3° / 74.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 32m / 16.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.93° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.98° / 7.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.33° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.