The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 18, 2175
Waning Crescent
20.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:25 AM
3:03 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.9%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3119
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 | 305.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 206.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 27m / -22.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.74° / -2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.60° / 4.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.84° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.