The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 26, 1945
Waxing Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:59 PM
6:50 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 275
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Mar 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 157.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.5° / 353.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 04m / 10.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.95° / 4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.20° / -4.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.67° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.