The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 18, 2184
Waxing Crescent
44.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 PM
1:46 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.0%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3231
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 | 82.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.4° / 65.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 25m / 17.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.66° / -5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.47° / 7.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.73° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.