The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 18, 2178
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:54 AM
7:16 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3156
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 | 350.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.3° / 157.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 13m / 0.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.15° / 4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.20° / -5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.00° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.