The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 18, 2148
Waning Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:44 AM
5:55 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 359,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2785
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 | 336.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.3° / 175.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 30m / -10.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.26° / -1.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.49° / 2.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.91° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.