The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 18, 2159
Waning Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:42 AM
6:44 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2921
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 | 344.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.5° / 166.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 49m / -3.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.49° / 4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.76° / -4.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.18° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.