The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 18, 2147
Waning Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:01 PM
8:22 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2773
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 193.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.7° / 307.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 45m / -1.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 191.04° / 2.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.10° / -2.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.13° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.