The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 18, 2154
Waxing Crescent
18.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:36 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.1%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2860
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 | 50.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.3° / 85.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 00m / 19.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.21° / 2.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.74° / -2.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.99° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.