The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 26, 1950
First Quarter
48.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:44 AM
2:02 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.8%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 337
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.9° / 62.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 18m / 28.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.97° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.88° / -6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.76° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.