The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 18, 2168
Waxing Gibbous
71.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:15 PM
4:25 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.1%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3033
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 | 114.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.3° / 37.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 41m / 21.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.45° / 0.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.03° / 0.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.47° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.