The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 19, 2026
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 AM
8:46 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1277
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.5° / 132.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 22m / 5.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.01° / 2.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.28° / -2.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.66° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 234.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.