The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 18, 2156
Waning Crescent
12.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:04 AM
4:19 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.2%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 362,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2884
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Mar 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.2° / 194.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 24m / -17.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.74° / -2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.49° / 3.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.25° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.