The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 18, 2162
Waxing Crescent
6.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:43 AM
10:34 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2959
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
Exact values
For Mar 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.7° / 105.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 43m / 12.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.21° / 1.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.79° / -1.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.67° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.