The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 18, 2173
Waxing Crescent
24.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:56 AM
12:13 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.3%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 393,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3095
Events on this date
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 58.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.7° / 77.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 37m / 23.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.35° / 3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.72° / -4.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.18° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.