The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Waning Gibbous
57.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:18 AM
11:12 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.1%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1276
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Mar 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 261.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.5° / 240.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 39m / -27.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.09° / -5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.27° / 7.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.55° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.