The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 26, 1947
Waxing Crescent
18.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:46 AM
11:34 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.7%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 372,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 300
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 | 51.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.7° / 94.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 37m / 18.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.35° / -0.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.31° / 1.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.87° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.