The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 18, 2194
Waning Crescent
17.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:37 AM
3:33 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.4%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3354
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 310.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.2° / 202.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 48m / -19.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.17° / -1.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.33° / 3.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.66° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.