The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 16, 2026
Waning Crescent
6.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:32 AM
5:15 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 384,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1276
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.3° / 183.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 55m / -13.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.01° / -1.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.08° / 2.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.71° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.