The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 26, 1977
Waxing Crescent
38.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:35 AM
12:26 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.5%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 671
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 | 76.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.1° / 77.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 28m / 18.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.38° / -4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.21° / 6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.60° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.