The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 26, 2017
Waning Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:43 AM
6:24 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1165
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.6° / 170.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 14m / -6.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.00° / -1.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.04° / 2.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.57° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.