The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 26, 1936
Waxing Crescent
17.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:18 AM
11:37 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.7%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 164
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 49.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.9° / 92.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 29m / 22.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.50° / 3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.45° / -3.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.12° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.