The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 26, 1983
Waxing Gibbous
93.9% 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
4:28 PM
5:35 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.9%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 745
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 151.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.5° / 17.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 42m / 13.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.12° / 4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.89° / -5.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.74° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.