The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 26, 2028
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:14 AM
8:41 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1302
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.1° / 134.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 36m / 9.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.86° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.63° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.94° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 209.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.