The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 26, 1952
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:33 AM
8:11 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 362
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 5.1° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.6° / 146.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 58m / 10.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.31° / 3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.77° / -4.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.44° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 231.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.