The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 16, 1926
Waxing Crescent
9.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:31 AM
9:48 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.3%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 40
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 35.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.5° / 117.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 01m / 6.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.53° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.38° / 7.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.78° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.