The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 26, 1996
First Quarter
46.8% 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
11:19 AM
1:08 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.8%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 906
Events on this date
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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 | 86.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.3° / 72.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 10m / 18.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.44° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.72° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.79° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.