The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 18, 2152
Waxing Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:01 PM
6:38 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2835
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 | 147.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.9° / 3.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 01m / 17.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.28° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.56° / -5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.29° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.