The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 18, 2183
Waning Crescent
35.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:36 AM
1:55 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.0%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 372,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3218
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 | 287.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.1° / 227.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 06m / -17.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.68° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.27° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.20° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.