The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 18, 2200
Waxing Crescent
8.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:57 AM
10:49 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.0%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3429
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.0° / 104.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 54m / 11.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.66° / 0.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.44° / 0.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.23° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.