The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 18, 2191
Last Quarter
49.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 AM
11:55 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.2%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 372,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3317
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.8° / 232.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 56m / -28.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.14° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.39° / 6.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.56° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 360.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.