The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 18, 2195
Waxing Crescent
44.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:27 AM
2:24 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.4%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3367
Events on this date
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.3° / 58.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 22m / 27.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.56° / 3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.20° / -4.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.46° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.