The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 26, 2023
Waxing Crescent
27.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:08 AM
12:39 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.0%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 391,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1240
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 | 62.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.3° / 73.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 23m / 24.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.14° / 2.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.43° / -3.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.34° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.