The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 26, 2031
Waxing Crescent
12.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:09 AM
11:47 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.9%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 395,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1339
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.4° / 91.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 00m / 18.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.85° / 1.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.65° / -0.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.01° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.