The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 26, 2042
Waxing Crescent
31.0% 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
10:22 AM
1:07 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.0%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 376,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1475
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 67.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.3° / 69.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 47m / 26.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.57° / 3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.71° / -4.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.54° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.