The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 18, 2189
Waxing Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:39 AM
9:26 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3293
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.2° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.7° / 121.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 08m / 3.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.96° / -3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.28° / 5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.51° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.