The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 18, 2186
Waning Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:34 AM
5:20 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 395,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3255
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 | 331.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.6° / 181.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 09m / -13.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.29° / -2.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.74° / 3.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.33° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.