The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 18, 2161
Last Quarter
51.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:32 AM
12:16 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.1%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2946
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.2° / 238.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 48m / -21.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.28° / 1.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.61° / -1.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.48° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.