The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 26, 2034
First Quarter
45.8% 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
12:17 PM
2:00 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.8%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1376
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.2° / 63.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 05m / 18.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.13° / -5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.81° / 7.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.90° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.