The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 26, 2016
Waning Gibbous
91.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:55 PM
9:09 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.2%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1153
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 | 214.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.9° / 282.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 38m / -11.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.77° / 3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.11° / -4.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.90° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.