The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 23, 2026
Waxing Crescent
26.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:53 AM
12:35 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.4%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1277
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.3° / 73.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 06m / 26.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.63° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.20° / -6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.82° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.